The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Liberia, Somalia and the Former Yugoslavia) Order 1993

Interpretation

2.  In this Order the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

• “body corporate” includes a Scottish partnership and, in relation to such a partnership, any reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a partner;

• “commander”, in relation to an aircraft, means the member of the flight crew designated as commander of the aircraft by the operator thereof, or, failing such a person, the person who is for the time being in charge or command of the aircraft;

• “export” includes shipment as stores and, in relation to any vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft, includes the taking out of the United Kingdom of the vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft notwithstanding that it is conveying goods or passengers and whether or not it is moving under its own power; and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “the former Yugoslavia” means all territories which Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom recognise as having been comprised within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 25th September 1991, and a certificate issued by or on behalf of the Secretary of State shall be conclusive evidence as to whether any territory was so comprised on that date;

• “master”, in relation to a ship, includes any person (other than a pilot) for the time being in charge of the ship;

• “operator”, in relation to an aircraft or vehicle, means the person for the time being having the management of the aircraft or vehicle;

• “owner”, where the owner of a ship is not the operator, means the operator and any person to whom it is chartered;

• “person connected with a prohibited destination” means

  (i)

  the Government of any territory comprised within a prohibited destination;

  (ii)

  any other person in, or resident in, a prohibited destination;

  (iii)

  any body incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of a prohibited destination;

  (iv)

  any body, wherever incorporated or constituted, which is controlled by the Government of any territory comprised within a prohibited destination, any other person in, or resident in, a prohibited destination or any body incorporated in or constituted under the law of any part of a prohibited destination; and

  (v)

  any person acting on behalf of any of the above mentioned persons;

• “prohibited destination” means Liberia, Somalia and the former Yugoslavia;

• “prohibited goods” means goods of a description specified in Part II of, or in Group 1 of Part III of, Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1992(2), and, in relation to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, goods of a description specified in Group 3 of Part I of Schedule 1 to the said Order.

• “shipment” (and cognate expressions) and “stores” shall have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(1);

• “vessel” shall have the meaning it bears in the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1992(2);

(1)

1979 c. 2.

(2)

S.I.1992/3092.